On the magnetic field of the first Galactic ultraluminous X-ray pulsar Swift J0243.6+6124

Abstract

We report on the monitoring of the final stage of the outburst from the first Galactic ultraluminous X-ray pulsar Swift J0243.6+6124, which reached $\sim$40 Eddington luminosities at the peak of the outburst. The main aim of the monitoring program with the {\it Swift}/XRT telescope was to measure the magnetic field of the neutron star using the luminosity of transition to the "propeller" state. The visibility constraints, unfortunately, did not permit us to observe the source down to the fluxes low enough to detect such a transition. The tight upper limit on the propeller luminosity $L_{\mathrm{prop}}<6.8\times 10^{35}$ erg s${}^{-1}$ implies the dipole component of the magnetic field $B<10^{13}$ G, under plausible assumptions on the effective magnetosphere size. On the other hand, the observed evolution of the pulse profile and of the pulsed fraction with flux points to a change of the emission region geometry at the critical luminosity $L_{\mathrm{crit}}\sim 3\times 10^{38}$ erg s${}^{-1}$ both in the rising and declining parts of the outburst. We associate the observed change with the onset of the accretion column, which allows us to get an independent estimate of the magnetic field strength close to the neutron stars surface of $B>10^{13}$ G. Given the existing uncertainty in the effective magnetosphere size, we conclude that both estimates are marginally compatible with each other.

5 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS Letters

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